History | Updated: February 25, 2025 | Originally Published: May 3, 2013 The invention’s true origin story has long been the subject of debate. Some argue it was created to prevent typewriter jams, ...

When Bill Buxton worked at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center in the early 1990s, he examined the classic children’s homemade telephones: two cups connected by a taut string. He wondered why that same ...

After giving it some thought, I decided to ditch my number pad computer keyboard for good (and I don't regret my decision in ...

A set of input keys on a personal computer or computer terminal. Along with the standard letter keys on a typewriter, computer keyboards have keys for cursor movement and entering commands as outlined ...